[Cyasarin]

I suggest styling wax. I use and I LOVE it! I don't know how I ever lived without it. I can't believe nobody suggested it yet either.
Anyway, it's not extremely dramatic unless you want to use a lot to do spikes, and it makes the hair look super cool especially on strait hair. And it's not like gell at all with the getting hard and stuff. It doesn't make hair look any more or less shiny and hairy.
I got it at the salon I went to to cut my hair, but I'm sure you can find some in Walmart.
However, you do have to determine the amount of strength you want in the wax. I'd go for the weaker stuff if your hair is longer. The stronger stuff just gets in the way if you're not sticking your hair straight up.
If you need an example of what it does, here's a pic of me right after I put it in my hair:



Happy Styling <3